{"slug": "pentagon-cto-says-u-s-government-shouldn-t-take-stakes-in-tech-giants-questions", "title": "Pentagon CTO says U.S. government shouldn't take stakes in tech giants, questions adding AI regs", "summary": "Pentagon Chief Technology Officer Emil Michael said the U.S. government should not take equity stakes in technology giants and questioned adding new AI regulations, according to CNBC. Michael's comments come as President Donald Trump has pushed back on calls from industry and lawmakers for an AI slowdown or greater regulation.", "body_md": "# Pentagon CTO says U.S. government shouldn't take stakes in tech giants, questions adding AI regs\n\nSource: \n\n[CNBC Technology](https://www.cnbc.com/technology/)\nPresident Donald Trump has angrily pushed back on the calls from industry and lawmakers for an AI slowdown or greater regulation.\n\nGet AI news in your inbox\n\nDaily digest of what matters in AI.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/pentagon-cto-says-u-s-government-shouldn-t-take-stakes-in-tech-giants-questions", "canonical_source": "https://www.machinebrief.com/news/pentagon-cto-says-us-government-shouldnt-take-stakes-in-tech-0drd", "published_at": "2026-09-16 16:08:53+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-16 16:44:15.446959+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-policy"], "entities": ["Pentagon", "Emil Michael", "Donald Trump", "CNBC"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/pentagon-cto-says-u-s-government-shouldn-t-take-stakes-in-tech-giants-questions", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/pentagon-cto-says-u-s-government-shouldn-t-take-stakes-in-tech-giants-questions.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/pentagon-cto-says-u-s-government-shouldn-t-take-stakes-in-tech-giants-questions.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/pentagon-cto-says-u-s-government-shouldn-t-take-stakes-in-tech-giants-questions.jsonld"}}